14 October 2021PatentsDavid Brinck

DABUS: AI missed opportunity?

The judgment by the English Court of Appeal regarding the DABUS case, addressing the patenting of inventions “invented” by artificial intelligence (AI), is distinguished by a dissenting judgment by Lord Justice Birss that on one hand criticises the arguments presented by appellant for the patenting of such inventions, and on the other hand, sets out arguments why the patenting of such inventions is compatible with current legislation in the UK.

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